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German union calls new two-day rail strike
German union calls new two-day rail strike
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Transport union EVG on Thursday called a new round of strikes on Germany's rail network as workers demand higher wages to cope with inflation, an industrial action slammed as "insane" by train operator Deutsche Bahn. - Inflation worries - EVG represents 230,000 workers across some 50 transport companies, including Deutsche Bahn.

Zambia's president defends 'economic diplomacy' to escape debt
Zambia's president defends 'economic diplomacy' to escape debt
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said his copper-rich country needs to forge diverse economic partnerships worldwide to extract itself from a debt burden he described as a "python around our necks." The debt is "like a python around our necks, ribs and legs," Hichilema said in an interview with Agence France-Presse in Paris after meeting President Emmanuel Macron for talks on Wednesday.